Well, here are my thoughts on VBADOS. For me personally, I tend not to use “Guest Tools” under either VirtualBox or vmWare to mount directories. I more often lean on other networking tools (like EtherDFS) or simple use a DOSBox variant. For me, I don’t have much use for those in DOS. But, that is just because it is easier for me working across multiple machines. However, I can see how having some “Guest Tools” available for mounting host directories would be much easier for the general end user.
Since more users are running FreeDOS under virtual machines for various reasons, I think it would be a great addition to the release media. However, I don’t think it should be installed by default. It would probably be better if it were included on the BonusCD. Or possibly, just as an additional package on the main install media (LiveCD, LegacyCD and Full USB stick). :-) Jerome > On Jul 22, 2024, at 3:11 PM, Eric Auer via Freedos-devel > <freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > > My vote: > > While I do not use VM (I use dosemu2) I do think VBADOS is useful :-) > > No opinion on row4 and fdtui, though. > > Eric > >> Really no comment? No installation via fdnpkg wanted? >> >> Am 16.07.24, 17:22 schrieb Fritz Mueller via Freedos-devel: >> Hi, >> I just noticed, that vbados 0.66 is at FD Gitlab: >> https://gitlab.com/FreeDOS/net/vbados . According to the FD site it >> is under |GNU General Public License, version 2| >> According to the main website: >> https://git.javispedro.com/cgit/vbados.git/about/ the actual version >> is 0.67. Means, it could be updated on the FD site. >> What is vbados? In about the same tool as vmsmount for vmware which >> is already distributed with the FDT24xx ISO images, but it works with >> virtualbox, means: You can move files from your machine thru to the >> FreeDOS machine with vbsf.exe. >> Tests with actual edrdos and Windows and Linux showed me that it >> works fine, I had no problems with time stamps at Linux Mint etc. as >> they were reported >> by Robert Riebisch 2002 in a german blog, see: >> >> https://www.robertriebisch.de/2022/04/vbados-freie-gasterweiterungen-fur-virtualboxvmware. >> I did not test the mouse. >> It would be great if vbados (vmsmount is already) could be added to >> the FDT24xx distribution, it makes life easier. In virtualbox you >> simply have to enter the shared directory, vbsf.exe finds it and >> gives a drive letter for it - and you can move files through. >> Hope for your "+1". >> BTW "+-1": >> *What about the game row4 (+1) and fdtui (-1)? No decision?* >> Fritz / Willi > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
